MamasHealth.com Home Family Relationships Arguing in front of kids Conflicts with mother and daughter Conflicts with stepchildren Discipline the children, Husband or Wife Emotional Abuse in Teen Relationships Family dinners with your children Father and daughter relationship Favorite child Fun with kids for free Grandparenting I am verbally abused Listening to spouse and children Moms need friends too Mother and daughter relationship Mother and teen-age daughter My Stepparent is my age Preparing your child for a new sibling Raising a teenager Sibling rivalry Single Parent Dating Stepchildren are a part of the family Stepmothers and your relationship Talk with your child about racism Teen Suicide Teenage Behavior Problems Teenage Depression Teenage Pregnancy Wife won't help clean Links Email Mama Committed couples Dealing with the in-laws Relationships and money	Arguing in front of the kids: Do or Don't? Pros An occasional disagreement during which you treat each other with respect and move into problem-solving is actually a good thing for kids. It's considered a form of role modeling. It shows children that people can disagree and settle their problems in a peaceful way. Cons Arguments in which you repeat the same points over and over, use foul language, throw things, or call each other names can be traumatizing for children. These types of arguments can make children anxious and scared. If you bully one another, your kids learn to bully others. Children learn how to handle conflicts and disagreements from their parents. When they see their parents being disrespectful, harsh and cruel to each other, they learn that it is OK to disrespect. They often interpret this behavior that the only way to disagree is to yell and scream at each other. What are you arguing about? Whether or not you should argue in front of your children should also depend on the subject matter. It is probably a bad idea to argue about an affair or sex in front of them. What Can Parents Do to Minimize Any Trauma? If children witness a bad argument between you and their other parent, don't sweep pretend it didn't happen. Apologize to them. Reassure them that you love each other. Mention specifically, in age-appropriate terms, how you would have liked to talk about the conflict. Simple tips on how to keep arguments under control	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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